Alan Duncan

Sir Alan James Carter Duncan, KCMG (born 31 March 1957) is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rutland and Melton, and between 2010 and 2014 served as a Minister of State in the Department for International Development.

Duncan began his career in the oil industry with Royal Dutch Shell, and was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1992 general election. After several minor positions in the government of John Major, he played a key role in William Hague's successful bid for the Conservative leadership in 1997. He received several promotions to the Conservative front bench until he eventually joined the Shadow Cabinet after the 2005 general election and stood for the Conservative leadership in 2005 but withdrew early on because of a lack of support. Eventual winner David Cameron appointed him Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in December 2005, the title of which was changed to Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in July 2007, now the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. He was removed from the Cabinet and appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George following the Government reshuffle in July 2014.

Alan Duncan (cricketer)

Alan Alexander Duncan (born 9 March 1980) is a Scottish cricketer. Duncan is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Kirkcaldy, Fife.

Duncan played 3 Youth One Day Internationals for Scotland Under-19's in the 1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In 2000, he made his debut in List A cricket for Scotland in the 2000 ICC Emerging Nations tournament, in which he played 2 games against Ireland and Denmark. These remain his only appearances for the senior Scottish team.

Following this he played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match for Huntingdonshire in June 2000. This followed a brief spell playing for the Durham Second XI, with spells with the Northamptonshire Second XI and Nottinghamshire Second XI in 2000 and 2001. Three years later, Duncan made his debut for Buckinghamshire, a county he would play Minor counties cricket in both the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy from 2004 to 2006. While representing Buckinghamshire, he played a single List A match for the county against Lancashire in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. This match marked Duncan's final List A match.